JD Gyms Bolton

Negative experience: Filthy gym, machines are normally broken parts missing. Toilets filthy when you walk in there is a foul odour. Lack of care from the staff. Wigan gym needs to re open asap!

Positive experience: Turn your showers on in the morning for us who go straight to work!!! Had enough of this gym. Can't find staff to turn them on either

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Great staffs, always there to help when you need them. Someone mistakenly took my coat home last week I informed the manager about the issue and he handled in very professional manner. I got my coat back. Thank you to all the staff and special Thank you to manager .I will recommend the JD gym.☺️

Positive experience: I was a member of JD gym Bolton for past few years. Paused for a few months, Went back but seems like everything has been changed it’s always over crowded, decided to go upstairs they removed all the equipments, you’ll only find some dumbbells. Last option was the studio but thats also locked. If it’s 24/7 gym then whats the point locking the studio? I cancelled my membership. It’s sad because it was my fav gym.

Negative experience: I am old gum user for jd bolton. I am very sad jd bolton is going so bad and i feel like wasting time. I am going to quit jd soon. All the time machines we found broken. I am sharing pics down. No service actually. I am very disappointed with jd gym bolton. U can found 7 to 8 items out of action and most of machines are without clips.

Negative experience: Men’s bathroom has been closed for renovations when my boyfriend asked to use the disabled bathroom to get changed he was told no and to use a porta potty outside. When he asked for support on where to store his backpack to prevent a hazard on the gym floor staff member refused to help and was quite rude about the situation refusing to unlock the bathroom for him. Disgusted that he refused to help and was telling my boyfriend to change in a port a potty when it was snowing outside when there was faculties available. White guy with glasses was the member of staff, he was rude and dismissive, I’ll be looking for alternative 24 hour gyms along with my boyfriend.

Fantastic experience: The management and the cleaning staff is absolutely fabulous

Fantastic experience: After a long break and searching for the right gym, I joined JD Gym Bolton and started training with Seth. I’ve met many instructors over the years, but Seth is truly one-of-a-kind. He’s goal-oriented, always encouraging, and genuinely invested in my progress. Even when I’m not feeling motivated, he’s there to lift me up, set daily goals, and hold me accountable. Seth makes it feel like my success is his personal mission, always checking in and never letting me slack. I couldn’t ask for a better trainer – he’s simply the best! Also Sam is a fantastic manager at JD Gym Bolton! He’s always friendly, approachable, and willing to help with anything you need. His positive attitude creates a great environment for everyone. I always leave feeling motivated and supported. Highly recommend this gym under Sam’s leadership!

Negative experience: They barely take calls too bad, aside that they’re well equipped love it.

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Great atmosphere. Great team of staff. The PT's are awesome here too. Loads of equipment and machines. I've tried all gyms in and around Bolton and this is easily the best one. All it needs now it a better rig! Calisthenics is growing more popular by the day and the rig here limits what you can do. Needs one like they have in JD Bury

Negative experience: Awful gym. I had a rolling 30 day contract at JD Bolton and decided I wanted to leave. I informed them via email on 19th October. I received a reply saying they will take a final payment on the 18th of November. This is 30 days later. This is disgusting and a scam. I will never use this gym chain again. Such a shame as I previously left a positive review for them.

Fantastic experience: I love this gym. The manager called Sam is lovely and always makes sure that the gym is clean and tidy. I’ve been training with Jordan he is a fantastic PT. He always changes the sessions to keep them enjoyable and has helped me lose 40kg.

Positive experience: Recently signed up, total mistake to go on a Monday evening as the place was rammed and little equipment available. No visible staff in the place, could do with paper cups by the water station.

Fantastic experience: Good environment, Enough machinery for cardio and building. Enough free parking.

Negative experience: It's essentially a warehouse with a bunch of gym equipment and a couple of PTs wandering around. In a bubble, that's fine, I just need somewhere I can go and use some machines. However, numerous machines, especially cross-fit machines, do not work at all. Today, I tried to use 3 different cross-fit machines and they were all broken. First one had non-functioning difficulty, I usually use level 8, but this machine didn't increase the difficulty at all — even at level 10. The next machine would turn off instantly when you weren't peddling, meaning that it would be impossible to review the workout after I was done. The final machine had the same problem as number 2, but by that point I was so fed up that I didn't care. Most of the weight machines are missing their peg, so you have to swap between the machines. For a gym that doesn't promise much, it still under delivers. For £300 a year, I would at least expect functioning equipment. Subpar, I only go there for convenience. I would happily reconsider this review if the equipment were fixed. However, I wonder what the incentive would be for JD to fix anything, when what they have now is cheap to operate and churns profit.

Positive experience: Busy in the evening

Negative experience: The gym has recently had a new manager. Unfortunately they have decided to cut weekend lessons without consulting with customers, or looking at the fuller picture. I work shifts during the week and can only get to the gym on a Saturday. The reason I joined this gym was because they have lessons on a weekend, very disappointed. May have to look elsewhere

Negative experience: Poorly looked after, dirty and broken machines, always busy, never any staff to help. QR code is terrible doesn’t let you in and out more than 1 time per day.

Negative experience: "Misleading Offer and Poor Customer Service" I signed up for a membership at JD Gyms Bolton after seeing their "FLASH SALE! 1ST MONTH £10" offer. The promotion clearly stated that the first month would be £10 with no joining fee, followed by a monthly payment of £24.99. However, when I signed up in person, the £10 offer wasn't available on the kiosk, and I was charged the full £24.99. I raised the issue with a staff member, and she assured me that I would be refunded the difference. Despite following her instructions and paying the full amount, I never received the promised refund. When I followed up with the gym manager the next day, I was told that no refund would be issued, which directly contradicts what I was told initially. This experience has left me very disappointed. The advertised offer was misleading, and I was given conflicting information by staff. I expected better transparency and customer service from a well-known gym brand. Be cautious if you're considering signing up during a promotion – it may not be honored as advertised. As users can see Thier ignorant reply instead of solving issues they are making fun.

Negative experience: I used to like JD but since they renovate and removed staff became dirty, everywhere toilets, mirrors, floors, a lot of broken equipments, torn mats, looks like no one is looking after. Picts taken at 14pm…. A quite sad I will probably look another place to work out. Answering JD feedback, would be good to spend more money on maintenance and housekeeping.. otherwise you will have this feeling working out in an old gym. I had been in others JD and today I can say the Bolton unit is abandoned.

Fantastic experience: Tbh I didn't think I would enjoy going to to a big name gym but I tell you now it's hands down far better than the gym I've been going to.

Negative experience: I've been going to this gym for almost two years now and I had to move gyms due to how bad this him had been getting. 1. This gym is overcrowded. No matter whether you go there at 11 am or 11 pm, you will wait for the equipment. Usually 2+ people wait for the same equipment so a 10-15 min wait time is normal there. 2. It's frequently populated by groups of children who take up one piece of equipment for 30 mins+. 3. Men's toilets are dirty, wet and they stink. A lot ot people urinate under the showers and you can smell the ammonia almost everywhere. There was a disabled toilet that was clean but it's now permanently locked. 4. The sauna is dirty, grim and it stinks. I've been to 10+ saunas in my life in few different countries and it was the worst one. Makes my stomach turn. 5. The equipment is frequently broken, and people who train there have little respect for staff and others time. No one puts their weights back (look at free weighs section around 5-6 PM and you will see lots of weights scattered around the place). It's more like a public market than a gym (esp from 4 till 10 PM) but I understand that many will enjoy live, busy spots.

Negative experience: Every time I go in the morning everything is never where it should be some people are just too lazy and should have more respect for the gym dumbbells are all over the show but never on the rack it should be supervised on a 24hr basis the gym itself is good just the members using it let the place down making it look scruffy takes 2 seconds too place items back

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great equipment, great prices and great staff!

Fantastic experience: Best gym in Bolton with amazing workout facilities and also the sauna one of the best things

Negative experience: If you are looking for a gym where you can let out all the needs on heavy bags as a kick boxer or any combat sport of kicking nature , do not bother to come here, they won’t allow you to kick bags and they will interrupt you during your session if they see fit, rude as hell!!!

Fantastic experience: lovely place to work out although would love if they did a women only session !

Positive experience: Good machines. Nice environment Trainers are ai friendly and good natured.

Fantastic experience: Good gym, for what you pay! Plenty of machines, but it does get busy!

Positive experience: Great gym , has most of all the equipment you would need ,loads of handles for the cable machines. Does get VERY PACKED after 4pm

Fantastic experience: Nice place

Fantastic experience: Nice place! Great Facilities!

Fantastic experience: Great place staff are lovely too

Fantastic experience: It's a great gym u'll find everything there but showers are closed from midnight till half 5

Positive experience: Some machines don't have pins to let you select the weight

Positive experience: Good atmosphere. Good choice of requirements. Shame the showers have low pressure and not hot. Plus prices not as competitive as some other gyms. They really need fully time cleaner as well

Fantastic experience: Jordan at JD Gyms in Bolton is an exceptional personal trainer who is dedicated to helping his clients achieve their fitness goals. His expertise and guidance have significantly contributed to my strength gains and overall fitness journey. He provides personalized workouts tailored to individual needs and motivates clients to push their limits in a supportive environment. With Jordan's encouragement and knowledge, I've seen noticeable improvements in my strength and endurance. I highly recommend Jordan to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and motivating personal trainer at JD Gyms in Bolton.

Fantastic experience: Nice gym

Fantastic experience: Good and expensive

Positive experience: It's like a regular gym some machines are there and some of the machines are missing. And they can upgrade the gym.

Positive experience: It quite good. Could be bigger

Positive experience: It’s a good gym, I just wish they had a female only section. Feels a little intimidating when you want to use the weights. Also can get very crowded at peak times. Unfortunately I ended my membership with them after 2 years simply because it just didn’t feel like a place I would want to work out due to the behaviour of certain members. I no longer felt safe.

Negative experience: Horrible gym, always busy and cables, benches never available. Toilets stink and never clean and you can smell toilets in the gym . Water tastes poisonous. I found a needle in the changing room on the floor. People push in cables just because they’re big. Never again!!!!

Negative experience: Rubbish gym. Rochdale and Bury ones are much, much better, cleaner, bigger, and spaced out. This one is crammed. I wouldn't recommend anyone.

Negative experience: Hate to amend my review but no wet facilities not even access to accessible shower without any comms going out to members making it a waste of time to visit this branch . Shame . One of the best equipped and cleanest gyms. Staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. This should be the blueprint for any other JD gym, bowled over .

Fantastic experience: Good gym with most of the equipment. I go at 8am and it not busy at all. Tho it's busy if u go later in the day.

Fantastic experience: I love ❤️ JD gym is the best place to stay healthy. I definitely recommend that place to everyone

Negative experience: Scam with a brand name, I got a rolling membership here as its one of the few 24hr gyms and due to my work pattern I can only really get to the gym around 2-5am so this seemed ideal until I actually tried to go. I got the app and confirmation email and tried to enter but was blocked out, the scan wasnt working to let me in nor my assocaited membership number, this was an issue that was never resolved, Attempt 1 - I rang the facility twice and buzzed for best part of 5mins with no response so had no choice but leave. Attempt 2 - This time I got a response from someone inside who let me in but demanding I return in the day time to get it sorted, I explained I cant do that but they began walking away, Attempt 3 - I had emailed and complained regarding the issue at this point and had a response but still entry was not allowed, Again I buzzed for about 5mins before someone came and they huffed and let me in seeming annoyed at this point. Attempt 4 - I couldnt get in at all same as day 1 I have complained and cancelled my membership due to them not granting me proper access and yet they have the cheek to charge me for another month anyway, abosolute scam, the staff dont care and the customer service is extremely bad, couldnt recommend in any regard.

Positive experience: Needs more cables and D handles.

Positive experience: Good gym overall, very nice atmosphere. Just the odd equipment at peak times you have to wait for or people faffing when using equipment (not using it on there phones ect) ever since the gym became 24h you don’t see many JD staff around, you see the PTs. No cleaning solution and blue roll anymore. That’s the only down side otherwise I would have given 5 starts. Over all good gym, good environment, good design, can be very busy after 5-6.

Fantastic experience: Best gym at great location with many facilities.

Positive experience: It's small gym, but is alright! Miss some equipment, lot Pakistani people which behavior sometimes disrespectful to others.

Positive experience: This is the 3rd gym I have signed up for since deciding to make a life style change. It’s large, open & well ventilated compared to the gym group & pure gym this is a great gym!. It can be very busy at times mainly with people loitering and not working out. In the evenings you tend to see a lot of younger people sneaking in which can be frustrating. The male janitor who’s on at night is really friendly & approachable and even though it’s not his job if you have any questions about where something is or how to use the vending machines etc he’s more than happy to help you. The main problem is members not cleaning up after themselves (empty bottles etc). The main thing wrong with the gym for me is that there are no cleaning stations with sanitiser spray and blue roll to clean machines down after you have used them which I very unusual. With it being a 24hr gym and like most 24hr gyms it’s hard to monitor who’s entering / sneaking in the only solution would be to have security on the door like they do in Manchester 24hr gyms. Overall it’s a great gym and I’m happy here for now until I get more confident, but the main problem is nothing to do with the gym but the people who use it and who are not respectful of the space.

Negative experience: Nobody can be bothered to put the dumbbells back in order and half of the people there stink of BO.

Negative experience: Requested a gym cancellation on 27th may providing all info the website requested to do so. Got an email confirming "We’ve received it and will start to process it which can take up to 14 working days". 3 further payments have come out of my bank - apparently an email was sent asking for more information so my 'account could be located' to be cancelled - even though everything asked for was provided in the first place. I categorically never received this email. On the phone on hold for 35 mins to then be told they wont honor the cancelation despite the fact I haven't used the gym since cancelling in May. Absolute joke. Sort your website out so people can cancel without needing to provide additional information. It is clear this is a ploy so that people end up paying extra fees - as I absolutely did not receive a follow up email. Oh and the reason for cancelling in the first place because the PT I used there for my first session put me on such heavy weights I tore a muscle in the back of my neck leaving me with horrendous head aches for a month and a half - until it recovered. Great way to treat an on and off member for the last 10 years.

Fantastic experience: Great place to workout.

Positive experience: Been a member for 3 months, it’s good but I am now looking for another option as there is only 1 pec dec, only 1 bench for sit ups, only 2 smith machines and not enough handles for the cable machines. Always at least 3 people hanging around for the cable machines. Been at most times of day and there is simply not enough of Certain equipment for the number of members, and some kit that never see anyone on…. Maybe swop out the underused equipment and open space and get some more of the equipment that people always seem to be waiting for ….

Negative experience: This is a response to my review answer from Jd Gym as there is no option to answer.. you say you don’t tolerate vaping in the gym but I see people smoking every time I come to the gym 2/3 times a week and my review is 2 months old and still nothing changed .. so your answer to my review is absolutely false and pointless .. I’m a JD GYM customer and usually used to go to a different location but at the moment I have to use this branch and it’s totally disappointing as all other JD gyms I used are clean, organised and well managed ( no people smoking vapes in the gym) but this one is a total mess ..

Negative experience: I have tried most JD Gyms and the only decent one is the one in Bury, all the other ones including this one has an absolutely horrendous ventilation system. The air is often humid and its too hot to train. I do not know why the management cannot fix that. Really bad

Fantastic experience: Sam was super helpful and professional.

Negative experience: I would not recommend joining this gym in the summer as their air con doesn’t work. It gets really hot inside and it makes even basic workouts extremely difficult. The staff are extremely friendly and it would be a decent place if it wasn’t for the air con.

Positive experience: As all JD clubs a great atmosphere spacious well equipped clean gym floor and classes free to attended just turn up . review in 2023 I don’t go there any more I think management changed

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym. Best facilities. Exercise classes are more satisfying

Negative experience: The gym looks good, has loads of equipment but has too many members. Unfortunately for jd the great price also brings the scallys and the b.o is unreal. The general cleanliness of the gym is unmanageable due to the sheer number of members. The showers are the worst I have ever come across, no pressure, you have to stand against the wall for it to hit you whilst it trickles out. I will be leaving the gym soon as summers over. That is really the only advantage of the gym with it being 24 hour. Ps showers close at 12am so don't think coming at 1am will allow you to miss the wave of ppl and have a shower.

Fantastic experience: Great equipment, clean, spacious Barghain for the money Bristol JD gym is very poor equipment comparing to this one but same price

Negative experience: I recently called a gym to inquire about viewing their facilities before committing to a membership. Unfortunately, the experience left me feeling frustrated and disappointed. The person who answered the call seemed disinterested and did not provide accurate information. When I asked if it was possible to see the gym, I was informed that I could only do so after paying the monthly fee. Additionally, I specifically inquired about a dedicated exercise area for women, to which I was told they had one. However, upon visiting, I discovered that it was merely a women-only changing area and sauna, not a dedicated exercise space. It was apparent that the person who took my call did not listen carefully to my question and seemed more focused on ending the conversation. Furthermore, the cleanliness of the women's changing area did not meet my expectations. It was only adequately maintained and not appealing to me personally. Currently, I am waiting for my refund, but I believe it is crucial for gyms to offer prospective members an opportunity to view their facilities without unnecessary complications. Transparent and honest communication is vital to build trust with potential customers. I hope that this feedback encourages the gym to reevaluate their customer service approach and consider providing a more transparent and hassle-free experience for prospective gym-goers.

Fantastic experience: Perfect

Negative experience: Gym smells of Body Odor

Negative experience: Gym is alright but there's a male worker shouting to come check up on the ladies changing room when women are in there changing. They have no female workers which makes women like me who are Muslim feel on edge about being in the shower area having to quickly change in the cubicle taking a spare pair of clothes with me to the shower. At one point, the male worker stood talking to some of the women whilst other women in the shower were waiting for him to leave so they could get out. I think this comes down to having low morals yourself in not respecting women's private space as a man therefore expecting others to be of the same calibre. Cleanliness is poor, PTs don't seem approachable, facilities are alright but these problems with not respecting peoples religious beliefs and womens privacy is a major boundary being crossed. I would like to make a formal complaint about this.

Fantastic experience: 10/10

Positive experience: Peek times can be a bit crowded waiting for machines but plenty of free weights and benches sat morning was good time

Negative experience: The air con shud be switched on we pay the same amount in the night as them in the day its not far

Positive experience: Good staff, loads of good equipment and benches. Definitely recommend this gym. Best gym I have been to so far.

Positive experience: Like the gym, they have sauna, wish they have wee bit of hot water for shower. Mostly it clean.

Fantastic experience: Very busy sometimes hard to get on a bench or a machine

Positive experience: Signed up yesterday went today for the first time. Great looking gym top facilities. Went at 9pm thinking it would not be that busy but was very busy. Was a bit of a struggle to get on the cable machines. Had to wait roughly 30 mins. Surprised me how busy it was. I bet it's chaos at 5pm. A part from this a nice gym all round.

Fantastic experience: Friendly, easy to sign up, not done classes yet but I love it.

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Positive experience: Good clean gym with plenty of equipment, seems to have gotten a lot busier since Christmas, maybe it's new year's resolutions

Positive experience: Love this gym, there's plenty of machines which are not that difficult to get on even in busy times.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in town.

Fantastic experience: Top beautiful gym it definitely has a warm welcoming look to it as opposed to the cheap warehouse type rough look gyms. They have heavier free weights than the normal gyms this definitely was a major appealing factor for me even at peak time I wasn't waiting around for the ample machines located around, indeed they have multiple duplicate machines for the same muscle group all this and the cherry on the cake is the Sauna at the end of the session . The cleanliness of the shower and toilet area can be described as pristine the only negative for me is that there's no steam room at this gym.

Positive experience: Not as good as all the other JD Gyms. Kinda sad really.

Fantastic experience: Great place, clean and all up-to-date. Staff are always lovely too!

Positive experience: So far so... ok. Only been at quiet times of the day so no issues getting on gym equipment so i can be in and out. Gym equipment is same from last time i was a member but nothing out of use which is why i left my other gym. Music system or speakers dont sound too good and would rather they were turned off than used and sounding terrible. Also not sure why so many people take massive bags onto free weights area and also why they cant re rack their weights - so plenty of trip hazards but keeps you on your toes i suppose.

Fantastic experience: Super easy sign up with Sam at Bolton, showed me around the gym and was extremely helpful with any questions! Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: I really enjoy to go there.

Fantastic experience: The equipment is of a high standard, the place is very clean, spacious, with a hot sauna and cold shower option. The staff and other gym goers are friendly, nice and quiet in the mornings too. I Highly recommend the JD gym in Bolton.

Positive experience: Easy to get to with plenty of parking

Fantastic experience: Great gym, friendly, helpful staff, great equipment, can highly recommend.

Negative experience: It's a good gym, however there are numerous toxic personal trainer that look down on people and are very judgmental. Especially compared to other jd gyms I have been too. Shout out to Salford, there are really positive people there!

Positive experience: Every time i have been to jd bolton can never find small free weights, always the heavy ones. Once 3 of the machines weren’t working. Not great compared to the stoke and warrington one I have been to

Positive experience: Great gym for the price. Machines are in great condition and there is a large variety of free and cable weights. Just try not to hit the wrong time as it does get busy.

Fantastic experience: Best gym

Fantastic experience: Great gym lots of equipment staff are friendly

Fantastic experience: Great gym , amazing & helpful staff. No disappointment with JD Gyms.

Fantastic experience: Great plat place with helpful staff and dedicated people ready to help . Only wish the gym was 24 hrs .

Fantastic experience: Beautiful

Positive experience: Great gym friendly and helpful staff. ( Always cleaning or putting weights away) Would love the gym to have a Sissy Squat machine. Classes are 10/10 a lot of choices. HIIT Step should be on more often in the week. Would benefit from the gym being 24 hours. Overall 4/5 . Would recommend.

Fantastic experience: Sam was excellent , very helpful and professional . Excited to use the gym